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Ariana Grande. (Original Post) yallerdawg Jun 2017 OP
KNR Lucinda Jun 2017 #1
This girl licked a cupcake in a bakery. toddwv Jun 2017 #2
I had a real low opinion of her because of that. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #6
I dunno... mbusby Jun 2017 #13
Same. I thought she was an entitled brat for doing that. Blaukraut Jun 2017 #26
The past is best left in the past Not Ruth Jun 2017 #28
Well said n/t Blaukraut Jun 2017 #29
same here Takket Jun 2017 #34
She grew up... something the 70 yo fraud in the Wh will NEVER do. hlthe2b Jun 2017 #8
Wasn't it doughnuts? EllieBC Jun 2017 #35
It was doughnuts LeftInTX Jun 2017 #42
Thank you lillypaddle Jun 2017 #43
Love Wins sheshe2 Jun 2017 #3
Here's a Beautiful moment on video. The Wielding Truth Jun 2017 #17
That was beautiful. sheshe2 Jun 2017 #18
So super cool that she went back and put this concert on... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #4
more courage in that kid than in our entire lege and exec branches elehhhhna Jun 2017 #9
No shit... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #10
Millions coming in for a variety of charities. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #11
Wow! deurbano Jun 2017 #21
That's for sure. deurbano Jun 2017 #20
She is America's hero today Not Ruth Jun 2017 #5
I have a lot of respect for her rollin74 Jun 2017 #7
She deserves so much credit for this. democrank Jun 2017 #12
I don't want to be a downer Mosby Jun 2017 #14
As has been pointed out on DU many times wyldwolf Jun 2017 #16
Maybe so, but she should have stayed a little closer to the original. Mosby Jun 2017 #19
Why? wyldwolf Jun 2017 #27
That's a good point. Mosby Jun 2017 #38
That's nonsense melman Jun 2017 #23
It's HER style. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #24
No, it is not nonsense wyldwolf Jun 2017 #25
Worked just fine for me Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #32
It brought her fans to tears, and that's Ilsa Jun 2017 #30
Easy choice. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #45
You know the knock on grande Mosby Jun 2017 #46
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2017 #15
K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #22
I had never heard of her until the horrific event Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #31
Ariana did a beautiful thing today. democratisphere Jun 2017 #33
I'd like to say "love wins," but how? People are dead. Again. MadDAsHell Jun 2017 #36
Because what the perpetrators want is for us to be scared, demoralized, hopeless. politicat Jun 2017 #37
i give them all a lot of credit bdjhawk Jun 2017 #39
I was worried she might cancel after the attacks yesterday mvd Jun 2017 #40
she has history of philanthropy for a 23 year old IcyPeas Jun 2017 #41
count me as a fan Skittles Jun 2017 #44

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,999 posts)
6. I had a real low opinion of her because of that.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 06:21 PM
Jun 2017

It's gone WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY up!

She's got guts and heart as well as talent.

Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)
26. Same. I thought she was an entitled brat for doing that.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:46 PM
Jun 2017

She's proven herself to be more than that. Good for her.

Takket

(21,570 posts)
34. same here
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:55 PM
Jun 2017

i dismissed her after that as a spoiled brat and embarrassment. Well now she has done something called "growing up" and while her music isn't my style, she is a hero in my book for what she's done these last few weeks. Tip of my hat to her!

And she is a million times the person and leader than 45, the scum of the earth, could ever even dream to be

Mosby

(16,311 posts)
14. I don't want to be a downer
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 07:59 PM
Jun 2017

But I hate the way she sung it, she ruined it with all those runs and embellishments.

wyldwolf

(43,867 posts)
16. As has been pointed out on DU many times
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:01 PM
Jun 2017

... it's a style originally created by singers of color. Some people don't 'get it.' I'll just leave that here.

Mosby

(16,311 posts)
19. Maybe so, but she should have stayed a little closer to the original.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:20 PM
Jun 2017

For example like the way Fantasia sung Summertime. She added a little of her own style but mostly stuck to the Ella version.

 

melman

(7,681 posts)
23. That's nonsense
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:30 PM
Jun 2017

Some things work for some songs and not others. That style doesn't work for that song. It's not a matter of 'getting it'.

wyldwolf

(43,867 posts)
25. No, it is not nonsense
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:43 PM
Jun 2017

It's a style popularize and developed by singers of color. It's taught by vocal instructors. It really doesn't matter what song it is, people who 'don't get it' will always complain about it.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
30. It brought her fans to tears, and that's
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:03 PM
Jun 2017

what really counts... they loved it.

I doubt I'll ever buy a song by this pop star. But I'm very impressed by what she did.

Mosby

(16,311 posts)
46. You know the knock on grande
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 01:14 PM
Jun 2017

Is that while she has very good technical skills she lacks emotion. Singing over the rainbow the way she did did nothing to dispel that notion.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
31. I had never heard of her until the horrific event
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:42 PM
Jun 2017

She seems to be an amazing young lady, and what a voice.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
36. I'd like to say "love wins," but how? People are dead. Again.
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 12:34 AM
Jun 2017

And if history is any indicator, more will die from another terrorism attack within a few weeks. And a few weeks after that. And a few weeks after that.

How does a concert change that? How does changing our Facebook profile pictures change that? How does tweeting change that?

politicat

(9,808 posts)
37. Because what the perpetrators want is for us to be scared, demoralized, hopeless.
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 12:58 AM
Jun 2017

They want us to give up on the imperfect and difficult ideals of democratic, egalitarian government and equal participation in society for all people. They want those young women locked up, ignorant and used as trade goods. They want us to quit and give up on civilization.

A concert defies that. It's tens of thousands of people saying they will not give in, give up, will not go away.

This world is still far less violent than it was when stupid, violent, young men wrapped themselves in iron suits and rode big horses into battle, and it's still less violent than it was when stupid, violent, young men wrapped themselves in blue or grey, or slogged through European or South Pacific mud. Civilization is winning, with every concert and protest and tweet of disapproval.

Don't give into the despair.

bdjhawk

(420 posts)
39. i give them all a lot of credit
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 01:51 AM
Jun 2017

and respect. Every performer there and every person who attended put themselves in what had the potential to be another target site. Yes, there was a lot of security but it also had a lot of publicity and eyes of the world. Ariana, Katy, Miley, Justin. Coldplay, BEP, et al--good for you!! That was real bravery. Waving confederate flags, Trump bumper stickers, NRA teeny wieners packin heat wouldn't have put themselves in a similar position. Makes me sick that most of these performers are dismissed by the RWNJs a "Hollywood leebruls" yet show more courage and leadership than RWs.

mvd

(65,173 posts)
40. I was worried she might cancel after the attacks yesterday
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 01:59 AM
Jun 2017

Glad she wasn't deterred and the security was strong. She is a pretty good artist, and she showed caring.

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)
41. she has history of philanthropy for a 23 year old
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 02:51 AM
Jun 2017

I was very impressed with her doing this concert. I teared up when she sang Over the Rainbow.

From her wikipedia page:

Philanthropy
At the age of ten Grande co-founded the South Florida youth singing group Kids Who Care, which performed for charitable fund-raising events and raised over $500,000 for charities in 2007 alone. In 2009, as a member of the charitable organization Broadway in South Africa, Grande, along with her brother Frankie, performed and taught music and dance to children in Gugulethu, South Africa. After watching Blackfish, she urged fans to stop supporting SeaWorld and became a vegan.

She was featured, along with Bridgit Mendler and Kat Graham, in Seventeen magazine in a March 2013 public campaign to end online bullying called "Delete Digital Drama". In September 2014, Grande participated at the charitable Stand Up to Cancer television program, performing the title track "My Everything" in dedication to her grandfather, who had died from cancer in July. Grande, who has adopted several rescue dogs as pets, promoted pet adoption and paid the adoption fees of 35 rescue dogs in connection with her concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City and American Airlines Arena in Miami in March 2015. In 2016, she launched, with MAC Cosmetics, a line of lip shades called "Ariana Grande's MAC Viva Glam". All of the profits benefit people affected by HIV and AIDS.

In May 2015, Grande and Miley Cyrus performed a cover of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" to raise awareness for Cyrus's Happy Hippie Foundation, which helps homeless and LGBT youths. The song was part of Cyrus's series of "Backyard Sessions" collaborations. In June 2015, Grande headlined the Dance On the Pier event, part of the LGBT Pride Week in New York City, In 2016, Grande joined Madonna to raise funds for orphaned children in Malawi. Grande and Victoria Monét recorded a 2016 song, "Better Days", in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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